Second Guessing

Sometimes you make a decision. Then you spend a lot of time second guessing that decision. Human nature I guess.

This morning I made a decision and now I am second guessing that decision.

I didn't train this morning. The session was supposed to a ride/run session but when I woke up this morning I was so tired, I couldn't get myself going. When you train a lot you get used to being tired, but as you get to know your body better you also start to realise that there are different levels of tired. There is train through it tired and there is go back to bed tired. Go back to bed tired is hard to describe, but for me it is being weary top to bottom, through and through, it is the knowledge that you don't have much in the tank. Go back to bed tired doesn't happen very often, but it happened this morning.

It is possibly not that surprising. Today is the last day of a fairly solid training block. I have been doing a reasonably high volume program for the past three weeks and the cumulative fatigue you get from that is not to be underestimated. It catches up with you.

Part of the problem has been self inflicted too. In order to try and make the riding session work yesterday morning I deliberately short changed myself on sleep Friday night. I knew I wasn't going to get enough sleep, but figured it would be okay. That is part of the price I am paying today. If people ask me what one of the simplest things is they can do to improve their training I tell them to get more sleep. Did you know that in Australia the average amount of sleep per night across the population is less than 6 hours. That is not enough for a human to function effectively, particularly if you are training. Want a free performance enhancer, get enough sleep, simple. So that is part of why I am suffering.

The session today is an important one so I will be making it up. That will happen in the morning.

I am annoyed at myself for making the deal with myself and taking the easy option. But at the same time I suspect it was the right option. Hence the second guessing.